Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings [game]

THIS GAME IS SO WELL WRITTEN, LIKE AT SOME POINT THE GIMMICK BECOMES REALLY APPARENT THAT THEY ARE CREATING DRAMA BY MAKING SURE EVERY CHOICE HAS *UNCOMFORTABLE CONSEQUENCES* BUT THE GAME IS SHORT ENOUGH AND THAT TRICK IS NOVEL ENOUGH I AM WICKED INTO IT. PLUS THE SEX STUFF IS NOT NEARLY AS GROSS AS THE FIRST GAME. ON THE OTHER HAND THE COMBAT IS FINE BUT FELT KINDA LAME A LOT, WITH NORMAL BEING WAY TOO EASY AND HARD BEING NORMAL BUT WITH EVERYTHING TAKING 8 BILLION HITS TO KILL. BOMBS ESPECIALLY WERE JUST THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SPELLS BUT LIKE 10 TIMES STRONGER AND YOU COULD THROW A BUNCH REAL FAST. BUT I FEEL LIKE THERE WAS TONS OF TIMES I WAS KILLING HUMANS WITH THE SILVER SWORD JUST BECAUSE I HAD IT OUT AND IT WAS EASY ENOUGH EITHER WAY. I FEEL SORT OF BAD, BECAUSE I KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO PLAY THIS GAME AGAIN ANY TIME SOON AND I KNOW I'M THE REASON GAMES DON'T HAVE BRANCHING PATHS AND MEANINGFUL PLAYER CHOICE. THERE IS LIKE 1/3RD OF THE ENTIRE GAME I NEVER SAW BY PICKING OTHER PATHS. ON THE OTHER HAND PLAYING JUST ONCE KINDA MAKES DECISIONS HAVE WEIGHT, I GUESS I GOTTA LIVE WITH SELLING THAT GIRL AS A CHILD BRIDE AND TEAMING UP WITH RACISTS AND AM NOT GONNA PLAY BOTH SIDES BY PLAYING TWICE+.
 
PS. THIS GAME HAD NEAR ZELDA LEVELS OF 'ROLLING IS FASTER THAN WALKING' SO IN MY VERSION OF THE COMPLEX AND BEAUTIFUL NARRATIVE OF THE WITCHER GERALT JUST ROLLED EVERYWHERE NONSTOP LIKE AN IDIOT.

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